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Opisthopatus amatolensis

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Opisthopatus amatolensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Onychophora
Family: Peripatopsidae
Genus: Opisthopatus
Species:
O. amatolensis
Binomial name
Opisthopatus amatolensis
Choonoo, 1947
Synonyms
  • Opisthopatus cinctipes var. amatolensis (Choonoo, 1947)

Opisthopatus amatolensis is a species of velvet worm in the Peripatopsidae family.[1] This species has 16 pairs of legs.[2] The type locality is in South Africa.[3] The validity of this species is uncertain:[4] Although some authorities deem O. amatolensis to be invalid even as a subspecies of O. cinctipes, a similar species also found in South Africa,[2] other authorities recognize O. amatolensis as a separate species, citing the significant distance (161 km) between the type localities of these two species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Oliveira, I.; Hering, L. & Mayer, G. "Updated Onychophora checklist". Onychophora Website. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Hamer, M.L.; Samways, M.J.; Ruhberg, H. (1997). "A review of the Onychophora of South Africa, with discussion of their conservation". Annals of the Natal Museum. 38 (1): 283–312.
  3. ^ a b Oliveira, I. S.; Read, V. M. S. J.; Mayer, G. (2012). "A world checklist of Onychophora (velvet worms), with notes on nomenclature and status of names". ZooKeys (211): 1–70. Bibcode:2012ZooK..211....1O. doi:10.3897/zookeys.211.3463. PMC 3426840. PMID 22930648.
  4. ^ Ruhberg, Hilke; Hamer, Michelle L. (2005). "A new species of Opisthopatus Purcell, 1899 (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) from KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa". Zootaxa. 1039: 27–38. doi:10.5281/zenodo.169797 – via ResearchGate.